Jaboque
4°43′21.3″N 74°08′25.6″W / 4.722583°N 74.140444°W / 4.722583; -74.140444Area 148 ha (370 acres) Elevation 2,539 m (8,330 ft) Designated September 2003 Named for Muysccubun: "land of abundance" Administrator EAAB - ESP Website Humedal Jaboque
Jaboque (Spanish: Humedal de Jaboque) is a wetland, part of the Wetlands of Bogotá, located in the locality Engativá, Bogotá, Colombia. The wetland, close to the Bogotá River on the Bogotá savanna covers an area of 148 hectares (370 acres).[1] The wetland is close to El Dorado International Airport in the Juan Amarillo River basin.[2]
Etymology
Jaboque in Muysccubun, the language of the indigenous Muisca who inhabited the Bogotá savanna before the Spanish conquest, means "land of abundance".[1]
Flora and fauna
Birds
Jaboque has 81 registered bird species, of which 4 endemic.[3][4]
Endemic species unique for this wetland are:[5]
| Name | Species | Image |
|---|---|---|
| great egret | Ardea alba |  |
| cattle egret | Ardeola ibis |  |
| grey-lined hawk | Buteo nitidus |  |
| grey-bellied flowerpiercer | Diglossa carbonaria |  |
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See also
Colombia portal
Environment portal
- Biodiversity of Colombia, Bogotá savanna, Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve
- Wetlands of Bogotá
References
Bibliography
- Andrade L., Martha Esperanza, and Henry Benitez Castañeda. s.a. Los Humedales de la Sabana de Bogotá: Área Importante para la Conservación de las Aves de Colombia y el Mundo, 1-38. AICAS. Accessed 2017-03-03.
- Moreno, Vanesa; Juan Francisco García, and Juan Carlos Villalba. s.a. Descripción general de los humedales de Bogotá D.C., 1-28. Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia. Accessed 2017-03-03.
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